Wire-handling machine



L. M. w., AND L. H. IVERSON. WIRE HANDLING MACHINE. YAPPLICATIQN rum/we. i1 192:.

Patented Jim 6,1922.

2 SHEETSSHEET l- L. M. w., AND L. HI IVERSON.

WIRE HANDLING MACHINE.

APPLI CATION FILED AUG-H, 1921. v

Patented'June 6, 1922,

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Machines, of which the following-is ag-specificatio'n, reference fbeing; had to, the gaccompanying drawings? This invention relates ..--to

machines for hand-ling yfence wire, either ..b arbed or smooth, and more partlcularly to amachine of this kind in-,-the nature ofi -ja reel upon whichcthe' wireis adapted -tmbe wound or from which it is adaptedirtocbe unwound. q 1:

The general 0b]ect of thlsinvention; 13 130 provide a,-construct1on of this character whichis particularly adapted for use in building'fence's and which provides for an eas I and rapid method of handling wire.

A further object is to provide a construction of this character embodying a traction wheel supported frame and a tongue whereby the frame may be drawn, and a reel with means whereby the reel may be either rotated by power taken from the traction wheels or,-if desired, rotated by hand in either direction or rotated to unwind the wire therefrom by the pull of the wire.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

Our invention is illustrated in the accoman in drawin s wherein 2- Figure 1 is atop plan view of a winding machine constructed in accordance with our invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the machine;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section through the axle showing the pawl and ratchet mechanism.

Referring to these drawings, 10 designates a supporting frame having the front cross bar 11 from which extends a tongue 12. The frame. is supported on a transverse axle 13, upon which the traction wheels 1d are mounted. This axle 13 is supported in suitable bearings 15 on the frame. Rotatably mounted upon the axle. for free rotation therearound is a roller 16 constituting a.

I I Specification ofllietters 'Mounted parallel to the axle 13-is, a shaft .18 which is (mounted; in,-suitable'f bearingsand carries upon one-fend IllGSPliOCliflli' wheel" 19;;Oyneend of the, roller or reel l6-carries upon at a sprocket wheel-20 and a sprocketl chain .21 passes; from the sprocket {wheel (-19 ,overthe sprocket wheel20. fiMounted-upon .the .;a xle; '13 for rotation therewith .is

sprocket .wheel23, and loosely mountedupon qthe shaft 18ris aisprocke't wheel,22, tl1ese sprocket ,wheels} :22; &11Cl523 Q-bein'g connected 1 by. a. sprocket :;chai-n 24.. ,The; sprocketrwheel i we?" eas s.-ommt st teiit fltne 6;1922- A p ation riledau ust:'17, 1921.;sseri 1no; 49123968? 1 r 22.1 1 f m -w h ii lu h, te h 25mm r :II lQ IltB uponithe shaft 1 8. --o r: re e ive engagement therewith abut sliding; thereon .ls a co o ng;c chm mb r.- 6+- lllS' is formed with the annular channel 27,3 w'ithwhich the :fork of;aflever 28' engages so that the ;clutch j member may: be shifted- 10 agi tudlnally ,upon the. shaft l8 into or out As before remarked,-the clutch inember 27' rotates with the shaft 18 but the clutch member constituted by the sprocket wheel 22 is loose on the shaft 18.

It will be obvious that when power is transmitted from the traction wheels to the axle 13 that power will be transmitted. by

the reel will either'stand still or may be rotated by hand applied to the disks 17 ,or otherwise. Preferably the sprocket wheel 23 has a diameter twice that of the sprocket wheels 22 and l9v so that the reel 16-, will p It will be noted that the middle portion ofthe reel is entirely unobstructedboth in rotate twice as fast as the axle 13; 1

front and rear of the machine. It will" be may be turned either forward or" backward the wire, the machine is moved forward seen that with this device the spool or reel with the clutch thrown out and one end of the wire fastened to a post. This causes the spool toturn backward, which unwinds' the v wire. If it is desired to wind up the wire, the machine goes forward with the clutch thrown in, which: causes'the rotation of the spool to wind up the wire thereon. flhe" spool, of course, may .be turned by hand if 0 to wind up or unwind the wire. To unwind A wire handling a supporting frame, an axle, traction wheels mounted on the axle to rotate therewith, a

desired either to wind up or unwind the wire. Preferably the traction wheels are engaged with the axle by means of a pawl and ratchet connection so that any back ward movement of the frame will not reverse the motion of the spool. illustrated the ratchet 29 as mounted upon the axle and the hub of the Wheel 14: as 3 being provided with a pawl or pawls 30 to engage the ratchet.

' We claim ,machine comprising reel loosely mounted upon the axle and having a sprocket wheel at one end, a countershaft mounted on the frame and having a sprocket wheel,a chain connecting the two sprocket wheels, a sprocket wheel loosely mounted upon the opposite end of the countershaft, a sprocket -wheel' on the axle, a

' chain connecting said last named sprocket wheels, and a clutch member shiftably mounted upon the countershaft and rotating therewithand' shiftable into or out of engagement with the last sprocket wheel on said countershaft. 1

l 2. A Wire handling mechanism of the character described comprising a supporting frame, a rotatable axle thereon,- traction Wheels engaging the axle and rotating there- VVe have the frame, a sprocket wheel operatively engaged with the said sprocket wheel of the the opposite end of the countershaft, a sprocketwheel on the axle with means connected with a sprocket chain engaging the last named sprocket wheels, the loose sprocket wheel on the countershaft being clutch mounted upon the countershaft. and rotating therewith and having'clutch teeth reel, a sprocket wheel loosely v mounted upon formed with clutch teeth, and a sliding adapted to mesh with the first named clutch teeth, and a lever for shifting said clutch member toward or from the loose sprocket wheel, the sprocket wheel .onthe axle hav- I ing a diameter greater thanthe diameter of the sprocket wheel on the countershaft or on the reel.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures. I

' LESTER'I. IVERSON. MYRON W. IVERSON. LEON IVERSON. 

